27.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Midvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Midvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are more common in Midvale than in most other areas. While about 27.9% of people live with a long-term health issue, this is roughly the same as the national figure. Most residents remain healthy, with 62.3% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.6% of the population, which is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. Other common long-term health issues include asthma at 8.1% and arthritis at 7.5%.
10.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Midvale, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.7% of the population. This is a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6%, though it is about the same as the national figure.
5.7% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Midvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50948/midvale/topic/health-disability